The Leader of the Death Marked Love
“Yea, noise? Then I’ll be brief. O happy dagger/ This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die” recognise these famous last lines as Juliet takes her last hopeless breath? (5.3.169-170) In the play “Romeo and Juliet” there is a long lasting feud between the Montagues and the Capulets. This feud would last forever until the love of the two young kids from the seperate families became a tragic event that would mark the families forever. This tragic event could have been avoided if it weren't for foolish actions in the play. There are three main reasons that Romeo and Juliet's love resulted in the tragic event of their death. One reason is the petty argument that the families were in, another being Lord
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In the beginning of the play, Juliet states “My only love, sprung from my only hate!” (1.5.137) When Juliet falls in love with Romeo and figures out he is a Montague, she discovers that the one man that she has ever loved, is hated by her entire family, It was frowned upon that the two be together from the start. This lead the two lovers to hide their love from all, because they knew that their love would never be approved. By hiding their love the two created chaos that lead to their death. Therefore because the petty argument between the two families led them to hide their love, the argument played a big part in the death of Romeo and …show more content…
The friar gave his confession at the end of the play by saying “ If aught this miscarried by my fault, let my old life be sacrifice some hour before his time.” (5.3.276-278) Clearly if the frier is confessing he is admitting his fault in the act. The frier made many wrong decisions in this story, He made the decision to marry the young lovers in the beginning although he knew that Juliet's parents would be against this act. This was the wrong way to go about the situation, instead he should have let the families solve their issues first so that then they could later on approve of the marriage. Second the frier came up with the plan of escape for the two, this lead to many misunderstandings between all the parties. The frier is obviously the ultimate leader of the
In Romeo and Juliet, there are many guilty parties that contribute to the deaths and demise of Romeo, Juliet, Mercutio, Tybalt, Count Paris and the many other victims of the bitterness and grudge between the Capulets and the Montagues. However, the three most culpable parties are the set of opposing parents; the Montagues and Capulets, the prince; Escalus of Verona and ultimately the lovers, Romeo and Juliet. The blame lies mostly on these three parties because their decisions greatly influenced the outcome of this Shakespearean tragedy. In this essay, I will prove and condemn the prince, parents and lovers for the losses of life and the confusion in Romeo and Juliet.
The reader realizes this when the prologue states, “Two households, both alike in dignity/ In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, / From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,/ Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean./ From forth the fatal loins of these two foes/ A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life” (I 1-6). This translates to say two families have been rivals for many years. Romeo and Juliet are two from separate rivaling families that fall in love. The reader can acknowledge that these two individuals meet one another due to fate. However, they know that because of their parents’ hatred of each other, they can never be together. “My only love sprung from my only hate!/ Too early seen unknown, and known too late!/ Prodigious birth of love it is to me,/ That I must love a loathed enemy” (I v138-140). A decision is made that the only way to be happy is to take their lives. As soon as the play begins, the audience can foresee a tragic ending because of the language used.
Romeo and Juliet are madly in love with each other and will go to any lengths to be together. To support my thesis that the conflict between the heads of the Montague and Capulet families is responsible for Romeo and Juliet's death, I quote from Romeo and Juliet (V, iii, 291-293) Prince: ". Capulet! Montague.
Love is dependent upon the slightest change, but it can cause the utmost drastic consequences. This is the truth of two lovers in William Shakespeare’s furthermost celebrated play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. In the case of Romeo and Juliet, love is inimical. Romeo comes from the family of Montague while Juliet comes from the family of Capulet. For reasons unknown, these two families are sworn enemies. However, Romeo and Juliet are not. In fact, they are in a secret relationship that only two others know about. The only two that Romeo and Juliet trust, the Nurse and the Friar. While the Nurse, Friar, and Juliet’s father, Lord Capulet, all have good intentions, they are all responsible for the suicides of Romeo and Juliet in the
In William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, two young lovers lost their lives when hate and love collided. From the Montagues came Romeo and from the Capulets came Juliet. The two families were feuding and Romeo and Juliet could not stand being without each other. They both killed themselves because they thought life was not worth living without the other. Though there are many who can be blamed for this tragic ending, there are three that are the most responsible.
Juliet’s only love would be Romeo, and her only hate would be the Montagues and the feud that exists between his family and her family. Because of this, there is stigma in Juliet associating herself with Romeo. It is a misfortune, as expressed in the paradox, that Juliet is in love with someone who she is expected to hate.
There are various displays of leadership and role modeling in the Shakespearean play 'Romeo and Juliet'. When one hears the term leader, there may be some confusion around what qualities a leader may or may not possess. One should also avoid confusing a good leader with a good role model, because although a good role model may possess similar qualities, there are a few qualities that are required in order to be a strong leader. Two very good examples of the contrasts between a good leader and a good role model are the characters Friar Lawrence and the Prince of Verona, in Romeo and Juliet. The Friar may very well be a good role model, however many would likely hesitate to classify him as a good leader. Just the same, the Prince of Verona would be classified by many as a strong leader.
Juliet’s weakness to be controlled by love leads her to make unadvised and irresponsible decisions that contribute to her choice of ending her life. Characterized as a young and rash teenager, with no interest in love and marriage at first, Juliet wants to be independent. However, after she first lays eyes on Romeo, Juliet’s perception of love is quick to change. Their strong love easily manipulates and clouds her judgment. Even if she is cautious and realizes their love is too fast, the rush of feelings from having a first love overcomes her. Her soft-spoken words symbolically foreshadow the journey of Romeo and Juliet’s love. “Well, do not swear. Although I joy in thee, / I have no joy of this contract tonight. / It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden;…/ This bud of love, by summer’s ripening breath, / May prove to be a beauteous flower when next we meet” (2.2. 117-123). The blooming flower is indicative of their growing love, especially Juliet. Being her first experience of true love, her actions become more rash the deeper she falls in, even ...
Shakespeare’s tragic play Romeo and Juliet is about the life of two lovers from two long-time feuding families: the Montagues and the Capulets. The feud has been around for so long that they do not even remember what it is about. This feud causes many problems between the two lovers that will eventually lead to their demise. Tybalt is the reason that Romeo and Juliet are dead. He was the cause that made the prince unhappy with the two families.
Shakespeare's play of “Romeo and Juliet” is well known, and leaves the audience asking: Who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Most of the play’s characters closely related to Romeo and Juliet carry some responsibility, but there are three characters or groups who had the greatest influence on the story’s outcome. Friar Laurence could be blamed for marrying them and keeping it secret. Juliet’s nurse encouraged Romeo’s pursuit of Juliet, even helping Juliet sneak out to marry. Last and most deserving of blame, however, are the parents, Lord and Lady Capulet and Lord and Lady Montague. If not for the family feud and hatred, Romeo and Juliet would’ve lived, not tasting the bittersweetness of death.
In this Shakespearean play, it is clear that the bad blood between the Capulets and Montagues (both of which are households of high social status) is the ultimate reason for the young lovers’ passion being destined for havoc. The repeated foreshadowing over the course of the play suggests that fate will always find a way to stop the madness and hatred between the two families and that is through the death of Romeo and Juliet. The first instance in which this is depicted is the line from the prologue that states, “A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life... doth with their death bury their parents’ strife.” This establishes the fact that Romeo and Juliet, despite being head over heels in love with each other, are merely being pushed along by fate and that both do not have control of their own love story.
In the tremendous play of ‘Romeo & Juliet’, Shakespeare’s ways engages the audience straight away. The astounding methods he uses hooks the audience into the play and allows them to read on, wondering what will happen. The tragic love story of Romeo & Juliet, as mentioned in the prologue, sets a variety of themes throughout Act 1 Scene 5. Many of the recognisable themes are: youth and age, revenge, forbidden love, fate, action and hate. The main idea of the play is a feud that had been going on between two families, The ‘Montagues and Capulets’, the son of the Montagues and the daughter of the Capulets fall in love and the story tells us how tragic, death, happiness and revenge find them throughout the play.
Reckless actions lead to untimely deaths. In Shakespeare’s tragedy “Romeo and Juliet”, both protagonists fight for their hopeless love. Bloodshed and chaos appear inevitable in fair Verona; Romeo and Juliet come from enemy households, the Montegues and the Capulets, who have sworn to defeat one another. The young and handsome Romeo weeps over his unrequited love for Rosaline, until he lays his eyes on Juliet. Strong and independent, Juliet seeks to escape her family’s will to marry her off to Paris, a kinsman of the Prince. Fate ties these adolescents’ lives together binding them to witness the ill-fortunes of Romeo and Juliet’s love. Romeo and Juliet prove themselves woefully impulsive through their words and actions, which ultimately lead them along a series of unfortunate mishaps.
The play of Romeo and Juliet the whole story leans on the fact that the lovers are part of rival families. The sadness and death that is a part of this play are all caused by the hate that the families feel for each other. The main characters could be married if the families had not had such resent for each other. In this essay, we are going to look at how the hate between the Capulets and the Montagues, and the sadness it causes, is the real tragedy in Romeo and Juliet.
Many ideas can be centered around the reason behind the death of Romeo and Juliet. Only one sticks out as the best course of action for this, the neglectful parents of both families. Because of this, the parents of the Montagues and the Capulets had no clue what was going on with their children. They didn’t even care how their children felt, and were just after what they wanted for them, without really even asked how they felt. Both families were after personal gain, rather than the feels and emotions of who would be affected by their actions, namely Romeo and Juliet.